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* PowerIncontinence: Omegaman had a moment of thsi while fighting Cryonator, using HeatVision to defeat him. While Cryonator thinks the hero is keeping this power a secret, Omegaman confesses that it was the one and only time it happened and has been trying to use it again to no avail.

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* PowerIncontinence: Omegaman had a moment of thsi this while fighting Cryonator, using HeatVision to defeat him. While Cryonator thinks the hero is keeping this power a secret, Omegaman confesses that it was the one and only time it happened and has been trying to use it again to no avail.
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**Pastor Park turns out to be operating under the mostly-correct belief that [[spoiler: Omegaman is actually engaging in EngineeredHeroism by creating supervillians to fight via his research company, Dynasty International. She's only wrong in that Omegaman isn't in on the conspiracy to create supervillians; it's implied that his adopted parents are the ones pulling the strings.]]
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* DoesNotKnowHisOwnStrength: Elefente was barely a supervillian prior to being arrested, and never got into a fight with anyone remotely on his level. This leads to accidently [[spoiler: crush an inmate's skull while trying to protect Jennifer and Kim during a prison riot.]]

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* DoesNotKnowHisOwnStrength: Elefente was barely a supervillian prior to being arrested, and never got into a fight with anyone remotely on his level. This leads him to accidently [[spoiler: crush an inmate's skull while trying to protect Jennifer and Kim during a prison riot.]]
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* DoesNotKnowHisOwnStrength: Elefente was barely a supervillian prior to being arrested, and never got into a fight with anyone remotely on his level. This leads to accidently [[spoiler: crush an inmate's skull while trying to protect Jennifer and Kim during a prison riot.]]
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* AntiHero: Omegaman turns out to be a {{Downplayed}} example, as he initially grew up helping to use his powers make money for his family making them very wealthy. Then he one day, without thinking, he saved a woman from a car crash and realized tha the was using his powers all wrong becoming a full-fledge superhero.

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* AntiHero: [[spoiler: Omegaman turns out to be a {{Downplayed}} example, as he initially grew up helping to use his powers make money for his family making them very wealthy. Then he one day, without thinking, he saved a woman from a car crash and realized tha the was using his powers all wrong becoming a full-fledge superhero.]]



* SamitarianSyndrome: Discussed. When [[spoiler: called out for playing Pastor Park's riddle game for two weeks in order to disarm her bombs,]] Omegaman explains that any choice he makes, down to the choice to *sleep* or date Jennifer, is inevitably going to result in other people suffering because he didn't choose to spend the time helping them instead, and the best he can do is try to do the most good he can with each choice to balance out the times he needs to be selfish for his own sake.

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* SamitarianSyndrome: SamaritanSyndrome: Discussed. When [[spoiler: called out for playing Pastor Park's riddle game for two weeks in order to disarm her bombs,]] Omegaman explains that any choice he makes, down to the choice to *sleep* or date Jennifer, is inevitably going to result in other people suffering because he didn't choose to spend the time helping them instead, and the best he can do is try to do the most good he can with each choice to balance out the times he needs to be selfish for his own sake.
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* SamitarianSyndrome: Discussed. When [[spoiler: called out for playing Pastor Park's riddle game for two weeks in order to disarm her bombs,]] Omegaman explains that any choice he makes, down to the choice to *sleep* or date Jeannette, is inevitably going to result in other people suffering because he didn't choose to spend the time helping them instead, and the best he can do is try to do the most good he can with each choice to balance out the times he needs to be selfish for his own sake.

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* SamitarianSyndrome: Discussed. When [[spoiler: called out for playing Pastor Park's riddle game for two weeks in order to disarm her bombs,]] Omegaman explains that any choice he makes, down to the choice to *sleep* or date Jeannette, Jennifer, is inevitably going to result in other people suffering because he didn't choose to spend the time helping them instead, and the best he can do is try to do the most good he can with each choice to balance out the times he needs to be selfish for his own sake.
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* SamitarianSyndrome: Discussed. When [[spoilers: called out for playing Pastor Park's riddle game for two weeks in order to disarm her bombs,]] Omegaman explains that any choice he makes, down to the choice to *sleep* or date Jeannette, is inevitably going to result in other people suffering because he didn't choose to spend the time helping them instead, and the best he can do is try to do the most good he can with each choice to balance out the times he needs to be selfish for his own sake.

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* SamitarianSyndrome: Discussed. When [[spoilers: [[spoiler: called out for playing Pastor Park's riddle game for two weeks in order to disarm her bombs,]] Omegaman explains that any choice he makes, down to the choice to *sleep* or date Jeannette, is inevitably going to result in other people suffering because he didn't choose to spend the time helping them instead, and the best he can do is try to do the most good he can with each choice to balance out the times he needs to be selfish for his own sake.
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* SamitarianSyndrome: Discussed. When [spoiler: called out for playing Pastor Park's riddle game for two weeks in order to disarm her bombs,] Omegaman explains that any choice he makes, down to the choice to *sleep* or date Jeannette, is inevitably going to result in other people suffering because he didn't choose to spend the time helping them instead, and the best he can do is try to do the most good he can with each choice to balance out the times he needs to be selfish for his own sake.

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* SamitarianSyndrome: Discussed. When [spoiler: [[spoilers: called out for playing Pastor Park's riddle game for two weeks in order to disarm her bombs,] bombs,]] Omegaman explains that any choice he makes, down to the choice to *sleep* or date Jeannette, is inevitably going to result in other people suffering because he didn't choose to spend the time helping them instead, and the best he can do is try to do the most good he can with each choice to balance out the times he needs to be selfish for his own sake.
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* SamitarianSyndrome: Discussed. Pastor Park was arrested for incapacitating Omegaman for two weeks by unknown means. When interrogated, it turns out that she rigged up bombs and forced Omegaman to solve riddles to track down and disarm them; hundreds of people died

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* SamitarianSyndrome: Discussed. When [spoiler: called out for playing Pastor Park was arrested for incapacitating Omegaman Park's riddle game for two weeks by unknown means. When interrogated, it turns out that she rigged up bombs and forced in order to disarm her bombs,] Omegaman to solve riddles to track explains that any choice he makes, down and disarm them; hundreds of to the choice to *sleep* or date Jeannette, is inevitably going to result in other people diedsuffering because he didn't choose to spend the time helping them instead, and the best he can do is try to do the most good he can with each choice to balance out the times he needs to be selfish for his own sake.
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* CreateYourOwnVillain: Dynasty International is revealed to have ties to the origins of several supervillains and eventually shown to be funded by the (adopted) parents of Omegaman.

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* CreateYourOwnVillain: Dynasty [[spoiler:Dynasty International is revealed to have ties to the origins of several supervillains and eventually shown to be funded by the (adopted) parents of Omegaman. Omegaman.]]

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* MadScientist: Cryonator who doesn't even see his acts as crimes, but necessary work for the sake of scientific advancement.

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* KnowWhenToFoldEm: Elefente was arrested by Omegaman after standing down without throwing a single punch. Although he was hypothetically powerful enough to kill him, he was also smart enough to realize that killing the world's greatest superhero would make him the enemy of the entire world, and his mutations would make it impossible to lay low. [[spoiler: Or so he says. He actually stood down on the orders of Pastor Park, who was threatening his family.]]
* MadScientist: Cryonator Cryonator, who doesn't even see his acts as crimes, but as necessary work for the sake of scientific advancement.


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* ReedRichardsisUseless: Played with and ultimately Justified. [[spoiler: After the first person he saved as a Superhero died of Luekemia a year later, Omegaman decided to direct his wealth, connections and scientific research towards curing the world's ills. This proceeded to result in the creation of every supervillian but Pastor Park via botched attempts at harnessing the technology on Omegaman's ship to help fix the world. ]]
* SamitarianSyndrome: Discussed. Pastor Park was arrested for incapacitating Omegaman for two weeks by unknown means. When interrogated, it turns out that she rigged up bombs and forced Omegaman to solve riddles to track down and disarm them; hundreds of people died
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* Megacorp: Dynasty International is implied to be this though not much is known.

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* Megacorp: {{Megacorp}}: Dynasty International is implied to be this though not much is known.
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* MadScientist: Cryonator.

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* MadScientist: Cryonator.Cryonator who doesn't even see his acts as crimes, but necessary work for the sake of scientific advancement.



* SupermanSubstitute: Omegaman.

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* SupermanSubstitute: Omegaman.Omegaman who has the standard FlyingBrick power set and later confirmed to have {{Superhearing}} and XRayVision. He apparently has HeatVision but it only happened on one occasion against an IcePerson villain but has been unable to use it since.
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* ExpectingSomeoneTaller: Jennifer is surprised to meet Elefente and

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* ExpectingSomeoneTaller: Jennifer is surprised to meet Elefente and is shocked that he's quick short despite photos showing him much larger. He implies people either have this reaction or thinks he's ''taller'' then expected, blaming it on bad camera angles.
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* AntiHero: Omegaman turns out to be a {{Downplay}}ed example, as he initially grew up helping to use his powers make money for his family making them very wealthy. Then he one day, without thinking, he saved a woman from a car crash and realized tha the was using his powers all wrong becoming a full-fledge superhero.

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* AntiHero: Omegaman turns out to be a {{Downplay}}ed {{Downplayed}} example, as he initially grew up helping to use his powers make money for his family making them very wealthy. Then he one day, without thinking, he saved a woman from a car crash and realized tha the was using his powers all wrong becoming a full-fledge superhero.
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* AntiHero: Omegaman turns out to be a Downplayed example, as he initially grew up helping to use his powers make money for his family making them very wealthy. Then he one day, without thinking, he saved a woman from a car crash and realized tha the was using his powers all wrong becoming a full-fledge superhero.

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* AntiHero: Omegaman turns out to be a Downplayed {{Downplay}}ed example, as he initially grew up helping to use his powers make money for his family making them very wealthy. Then he one day, without thinking, he saved a woman from a car crash and realized tha the was using his powers all wrong becoming a full-fledge superhero.
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* AntiHero: Omegaman turns out to be a Downplayed example, as he initially grew up helping to use his powers make money for his

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* AntiHero: Omegaman turns out to be a Downplayed example, as he initially grew up helping to use his powers make money for his family making them very wealthy. Then he one day, without thinking, he saved a woman from a car crash and realized tha the was using his powers all wrong becoming a full-fledge superhero.



* ETGaveUsWifi: Downplayed and more "E.T. Gave Us Supervillains" as a number of them are the result of FreakLabAccidents involving Dynasty International who secretly reverse engineer technology from Omegaman's ship.

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* ETGaveUsWifi: Downplayed and more "E.T. Gave Us Supervillains" as a number of them are the result of FreakLabAccidents {{Freak Lab Accident}}s involving Dynasty International who secretly reverse engineer technology from Omegaman's ship.
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[[caption-width-right:350:An IntrepidReporter and her SupermanSubstitute]]
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* AntiVillain: Elefente was brought to America as a child with his two siblings, forced to commit crime and never having a real choice

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* AntiVillain: Elefente was brought to America as a child with his two siblings, forced to commit crime and never having a real choicechoice in the matter, especially after getting his powers.



* CreateYourOwnVillain:

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* CreateYourOwnVillain: Dynasty International is revealed to have ties to the origins of several supervillains and eventually shown to be funded by the (adopted) parents of Omegaman.



* ExpectedSomeoneTaller: Jennifer is surprised to meet Elefente and

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* ExpectedSomeoneTaller: ExpectingSomeoneTaller: Jennifer is surprised to meet Elefente and
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* AntiVillain: Elefente

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* AntiVillain: ElefenteElefente was brought to America as a child with his two siblings, forced to commit crime and never having a real choice



* ETGaveUsWifi: Downplayed as the usual
* ExpectedSomeoneTaller:
* ForScience:

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* ETGaveUsWifi: Downplayed and more "E.T. Gave Us Supervillains" as a number of them are the usual
result of FreakLabAccidents involving Dynasty International who secretly reverse engineer technology from Omegaman's ship.
* ExpectedSomeoneTaller:
ExpectedSomeoneTaller: Jennifer is surprised to meet Elefente and
* ForScience:ForScience: Cryonator's motivation both before and after his transformation in an IcePerson, though the point of the experiments are left unclear.



* IntrepidReporter
* MadScientist

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* IntrepidReporter
IntrepidReporter: Jennifer Jeane.
* MadScientistMadScientist: Cryonator.



* PowerIncontinence:
* SupermanSubstitute

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* PowerIncontinence:
PowerIncontinence: Omegaman had a moment of thsi while fighting Cryonator, using HeatVision to defeat him. While Cryonator thinks the hero is keeping this power a secret, Omegaman confesses that it was the one and only time it happened and has been trying to use it again to no avail.
* SupermanSubstituteSupermanSubstitute: Omegaman.
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'''Omegaman''' is an audio drama podcast written and directed by Jason Chao set in an alternate reality of the United States where in 2008, a real life superhero appeared: [[SupermanSubstitute Omegaman].

The story begins in 2019, with [[IntrepidReporter reporter] Jennifer Jeane visiting a prison specially designed to house supervillains. Her assignment? To interview some of the more prominent villains (some super powered and some not) about their first encounters with Omegaman, in search of uncovering a secret conspiracy.

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'''Omegaman''' is an audio drama podcast written and directed by Jason Chao set in an alternate reality of the United States where in 2008, a real life superhero appeared: [[SupermanSubstitute Omegaman].Omegaman]].

The story begins in 2019, with [[IntrepidReporter reporter] reporter]] Jennifer Jeane visiting a prison specially designed to house supervillains. Her assignment? To interview some of the more prominent villains (some super powered and some not) about their first encounters with Omegaman, in search of uncovering a secret conspiracy.
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'''Omegaman''' is an audio drama podcast written and directed by Jason Chao set in an alternate reality of the United States where in 2008, a real life superhero appeared: [[SupermanSubstitute Omegaman].

The story begins in 2019, with [[IntrepidReporter reporter] Jennifer Jeane visiting a prison specially designed to house supervillains. Her assignment? To interview some of the more prominent villains (some super powered and some not) about their first encounters with Omegaman, in search of uncovering a secret conspiracy.

The first seven episodes of a "first season" were released on April 5th, 2020 and can be found on a number of platforms.
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!!Shows Examples of…
*AntiVillain: Elefente
*AntiHero: Omegaman turns out to be a Downplayed example, as he initially grew up helping to use his powers make money for his
*CreateYourOwnVillain:
*ETGaveUsWifi: Downplayed as the usual
*ExpectedSomeoneTaller:
*ForScience:
*HeelRealization: Omegaman had this when he used his powers to save a woman from a car crash after using them to help his family get rich.
*IntrepidReporter
*MadScientist
*Megacorp: Dynasty International is implied to be this though not much is known.
*PowerIncontinence:
*SupermanSubstitute
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